HB 1761 -- Initiative and Referendum Petitions
Sponsor: Storch
This bill changes the laws regarding initiative and referendum
petitions. In its main provisions, the bill:
(1) Requires petition circulators to be residents of Missouri;
(2) Prohibits individuals who have been convicted of, found
guilty of, or pled guilty to a forgery offense from serving as
petition circulators;
(3) Prohibits petition circulators from being compensated based
on the number of signatures collected; and
(4) Increases the penalty for knowingly signing a name other
than one's own to a petition from a class A misdemeanor to a
felony that is punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine
not less than $2,500 or greater than $10,000.